Join ISTM

Thank you for your interest in joining ISTM! We hope you will find membership in the organization informational, educational and fun. Please do not hesitate to contact the secretariat with any questions you may have during this process. After your membership has been processed, we hope you will review the many ISTM Activities and become involved in one of our volunteer groups.

Retiree Membership (All disciplines)Retiree membership is available for all both doctoral and non-doctoral professionals who are retired from remunerated academic or clinical practice and/or consulting work and who have officially retired. This membership category includes all privileges and benefits other than a listing in the Online Global Travel Clinic Locator.

Associate MembershipsAssociate members reside in a country classified by the World Bank as Low Income or Low-Middle Income and must not be working as an Expatriate receiving an American Salary To review the latest classifications available from the World Bank, click here.

Limited Membership: Students/Trainees
Limited membership is available for full-time students in undergraduate or postgraduate training. This membership category includes all privileges and benefits other than a listing in the Online Global Travel Clinic Locator.

Note: Student/Trainee memberships are subject to ISTM approval, are limited to 1-year terms, and may be continued for no more than 5 years. Student/Trainee members must complete and submit a Training Certification with their membership or renewal application. Membership will not be active or renewed until the completed Certification form is received.

Membership Year

Your one year membership in the ISTM begins on the day you join or renew. You will have immediate online access to the Journal of Travel Medicine, the exclusive MyISTM communities and list serve, as well as many other benefits and entitlements.

How do I Join ISTM?

NOTE: If you are a current or former ISTM member wishing to renew or reactivate your membership you should login to Member Services and complete your renewal application. If you do not know your member login, please contact the ISTM Secretariat for assistance. Please do not create a duplicate member record by joining again.

The following pages will take you through the application process. When complete, you may securely submit your credit card information for payment with your application online. If you wish to pay by check (checks must be in USD from a US-based bank) or bank transfer/wire, you may print the application and send it with your payment by fax or post to the ISTM Secretariat. We will only accept applications online with credit card payment.

Membership applications submitted online will be processed immediately. Your one year membership in the ISTM begins on the day you join or renew. You will have immediate online access to the Journal of Travel Medicine, the exclusive MyISTM communities and list serve, as well as many other benefits and entitlements.

ISTM business, communications and conferences are conducted in English, and the forms on the following pages must be completed in English using the Roman alphabet (a, b, c, etc.). If you would like to enter accented and other special characters that are part of the extended Roman alphabet character set you may do so.